Turn off Photo cloud sync and metadata on OnePlus OxygenOS 16
Cloud backup
Sensitivity 5/5
Default: Varies
Phones / OnePlus OxygenOS 16 / Photo cloud sync and metadata
Images and videos captured with the camera are uploaded automatically to cloud storage along with embedded location metadata. Server algorithms can index these libraries for objects, locations and human faces.
- Goes to
- Google, Apple, Samsung
- Default
- Varies
- Control
- Can be switched off
- Effort
- a few seconds
- Needs
- account
How to do it
Open the Photos app, tap your profile icon to open Settings, and disable cloud backup.
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
New photos and videos will not be automatically uploaded to your cloud storage.
What is collected
Image files, video files, exif location metadata, facial recognition data, timestamps.
The service preserves your camera roll against hardware loss and makes photos available across all your screens.
Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.